Catching the elusive walleye is a challenge for many skilled anglers. Discover the biological secrets to finding this fish and the techniques to catch this popular sportfish all year round! Our youth leaders are tasked with preparing a...

Access to safe drinking water is a global problem for nearly a billion people. For approximately 200 million people, many in Africa, high levels of naturally occurring fluoride in the water causes disfiguring and debilitating dental and...

Hurricane Harvey rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico in 2017, before making landfall in Texas, as one the strongest hurricanes there in over 50 years. The high wind quickly faded after landfall, but the rain continued as the storm...

Join us as we head to “The Hostess City of the South, Savannah Georgia” on this episode of Travel Thru History. We’re going to a beautiful charming coastal city in the Southeast brimming with an interesting past and an exciting artistic...

This video explains the formation and characteristics of ponds and lakes within a watershed. It highlights how water collects and forms bodies of standing water, with ponds being smaller examples and lakes being larger...

In Water as a Natural Resource we are introduced to words such as habitat, ecosystem, watershed and estuary. Not only do kids learn that water exists everywhere on Earth, but that it is vital for life in plants, animals, and all other...

From treetops to rivers to the bedrock below, there is constant activity going on in what we can think of as the “skin” of our planet. It’s called the critical zone, the active layer of the Earth where life-forms, from microbes to...

Earth's poles have been experiencing major heat waves simultaneously, alarming climate scientists.

Upon viewing the Exploring Freshwater Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: List some of the ways fresh water is used in daily life. Understand how and why fresh water is so important to the lives of humans and...

We’re taking you to a hotspot of family vacation fun and intrigue on this episode of Travel Thru History. Along the east coast of the United States there is a river that has struck terror in hearts of sea captains for centuries. It’s...

Water on Earth focuses on water as most kids would think about it. We start with water in obvious locations such as oceans, lakes, and rivers. We quickly learn that water can change phase to remain a solid in glaciers. Many kids may be...

Hurricane Sally made landfall, only moving at 3mph, leading to tremendous rainfall, and an extremely long period of hurricane-force winds for southwest Alabama and northwest Florida, in 2020. The impact was far worse than most people...

America is home to some of the biggest, most futuristic tech

companies in the world. But America's infrastructure — its roads, bridges, sewer
s and
tunnels — is stuck in the past, and falling apart, endangering millions of...

What was significant about Quebecs location? Was there a way to approach it? What were the man-made defences? Who was the French General in charge? Why did he not like Quebec? Why did he take the job of being a General? The Battle For...

Florence was a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic in 2018 but after it made landfall on the North Carolina coast as a Category 1 and weakened to a tropical storm it did most of its damage. This slow-moving storm left record rainfall and...

The cycle of water from the air to the ground to the oceans and back to the air never ends. Water is found in the air, in the ground, in rivers and oceans, and it's found as gas, liquid, and solid. As it moves though phases and locations...

This video provides a brief overview of Bangladesh, highlighting its unique geographical features. It also explores the historical significance of the rivers in Bangladesh, the fertile soil for agriculture, and the cultural diversity...

This video provides a glimpse into the devastating floods that hit Bangladesh in July 2020. It highlights the widespread impact on homes, lives lost, and the challenges faced by communities living in flood-prone areas. The video sheds...

An Egyptian worker describes the town that grew up beside the Pyramids of Giza.  He explains where the workers and their families lived and also what they ate. 

Chapter 6 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts

When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls - until a chatty skeleton appears and...

Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...

Dutch architectural firm UNStudio has been chosen to design a cable car terminal in Russia that will connect the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk to the Chinese city of Heihe.

This video highlights the growing demand for power in the developing world, particularly in Asia, and the reliance on hydropower as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. However, it also explores the negative consequences of hydropower...

The video explains the concept of rent seeking, which is the behavior of seeking profits without creating new wealth for others. It provides a classic example of a lord setting up a chain across a river to charge fishermen a fee, which...